Envelop.



W. G. JONES.

ENVELOP. APPLICATION nun 001221, 1905.

904,262., Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

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a I ed certain new and useful Improvements in Envelops, of which thefollowing is a speci{ fication, reference being had therein to the hasalso been common to provide a pocket- WILLIAM G. JONES,- OF BROOKLYN,NEW YORK.

' ENVELOP.

Specification of'LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Application filed October 21, 1905. Serial No. 283,860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, -WILLIAM C. J ONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at 1&7 Eldert street, Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have inventaccompanying drawing. v

This invention refers to envelops, and more particularly relates to thatclass of envelops having an auxiliary pocket associated therewith.

i The purpose of the present invention is to provide the envelop properwith an improved pocket for the the like.

' Heretofore it has been suggested to employ apcoin ocketindependent of.and distinct from t e envelop properwith means for securing the pocketto the envelop. It

integral with theenvelop blank by making extensions on certain of itsflaps, but this has proven expensive, and results in an envelop'bulksome in appearance and having bulging parts adjacent the pocket.

The present invention is therefore designed to improve suchconstructions by providing in a much simpler and efiective construction,an envelop having anauxiliary pocket sealed from view, and with this inmind, more specifically, the invention contemplates the utilization ofan envelop of ordinary construction, whereby two flaps thereof,preferably the end sections, constitute, of themselves, respectively,the front and back of the auxiliary pocket.

The invention further contemplates an improved: closing flap for theauxiliary cket, and means whereby the closing flap or .the envelop'proper, when sealed, constitutes also the sealing medium for the pocket.

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Other improyements in the details of construction-and arrangement ofparts will be more particularly referred to in the detailed descriptionfollowin which should be read in connection witht e accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof, and wherein a preferable embodiment ofthe invention is disclosed for thepurpose of illustration.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the 'blank from which the envelopand pocket are formed, Fig. 2 is .a 'view of the blank with the endsfolded and sealed to formthe reception of a coin or the closin auxiliarypocket, Fig. 3- is a view of the completed envelop ready for use, andFig. 4 is a sectional View showing the completed envelop sealed, with acoin in the auxiliary pocket.

Referring. more particularly to the drawings, wherein like referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the blank from which the envelop is formed com rises a back or bodyportion A, end flaps l3 and C, and top and bottom flaps D and' Erespectively. The end flaps B and C are formed to extend'when in foldedposition, to a point considerably beyond the center of the back A andare sealed at F, along'the edges only of the overlapping ends thereof,the top of the respective ends bein unattached, whereby isformed anopening into the auxiliary pocket formed by the overlappin portions ofsaid end sections. The bottoms o the end sections B and Care preferablycurved at b, 0, so that when sealed, a pocket substantially theconfiguration of a circular coin is formed, it being understood that thesize of the pocket may vary according to that of the .coin desired to beused, and it is also to be borne in mind that when desired, thisauxiliary pocket may be utilized for carrying articles other than coins,in which event the size and shape thereof may be altered. I

The tops of the end sections are cut away, as usual, for aidinginsertion into the envelop proper, and the overlapping end section, inthisinstance C is further cut away centrally of the pocket at Cforaiding access into said pocket, while the underlying flap-B isprovided with an upward extension .at-B, the same toconstitute a closingflap for the coin ocket.

The bottom flap E is cut away at E 1 similar to, and slightly largerthan the closing'flap B, for the reception of the latter, wherebyv thesaid closing flap and bottom flapiwill constitute substantially acontinuous surface, with the outer surface of the flap B exposed forsealing, as hereinafter more particularly pointed out. The top flap D 15of a width proportionate to the cut away portions'at the,,top of the endflaps, and has sealing'material' D applied theretoto a depthsufiicientto extend over flap B when the flaps are in closed position,it thus being seen that the sealing of the flap D to close the envelopproper simultaneously seals the flap B of the pocket.

, envelop is ready forguse.

The blank being formed as described, and

the end flaps folded and sealed along the, line suggested, the bottomflap is next folded and sealed in the ordinary manner and the In use,the envelop spaceis used as customary, the coin 1s inserted into thepocket, and the closing flap B folded over the opening thereof into therecess formed by the cut away portion of the bottom flap E, after whichthe top flap D is folded to seal the envelop and pocket back by the backA and fiap 'E respectively extending over the front and back of .the'

pocket.

Having thus described my-invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is v 1. In' an envelop the combination of abody portion end flaps arranged upon opposite sides of the body part tofold over the body portion and overlap one another andsealing materialapplied between the overlapped portions of the ends to form a coinreceptacle between the said-fia s centrally of the envelop, a bottomfiapsea ed to the end flaps and means for closing the vcoiui pocket atits opening to prevent tampering with its contents.

2. An envelop comprisin a body portion and oppositely disposed aps onthe respectiveends of the body portion folded thereover to constitute.the envelo' proper,

and said end flaps being of a lengt to overlap and sealed to one anotherat said overlapped portions to form a coin pocket intermediate saidoverlapped portions and substantially' centrally o the envelop, the saidpocket being open at its top, and top and bottom flaps arranged to foldover said end bottom flaps for closing the opening of the coinreceptacle.

3. An envelop comprising a bodyportion,

end flaps arranged to overlapand sealed to one another at a pointintermediate the sides of the envelop to form opposite surfaces-of apocket having an opening, a closing flap on one of the ends forsaideopening, and top and bottom flaps for the envelop.

4. An envelop comprising a body portion, end flaps'arranged to overlapand be sealed to one another to form therebetween a pocket having anopening, a closing .fiap on one of the ends for said opening, a top.flap, and a bottom flap having a cut away portion for the reception ofsaid closing flap.

5. An envelop comprising a body portion,

end flaps arranged to overlap when in folded position, and said endflaps being sealed to one another to form therebetween a pocket havingan opening, a closing flap on one of the ends for said opening, a bottomflap, and

a top flap having sealing material thereon adapted, when the top isclosed, to extend over the closing flap of the pocket, whereby both theenvelop and pocket are sealed.

6. An envelop comprising a body portion, end flaps arranged to overlapwhen in folded position, means for securing the flaps together to formtherebetween an open pocket, a flap on one of the ends for closing thepocket opening, a bottom flap having a cut away portion for thereception of said closing flap and a top flap having sealing materialthereon adapted, when the. envelop is closed, to extend over the closingflap of the pocket, whereby both the e'nvelop'and pocket are sealed bysaidtop flap. I In testimony whereof'I afiix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses. v WILLIAM C. JONES. Witnesses:

CHARLES A. MOLLOY, MARGARET M. HENZEL.

